Director of Finance & HR (Remote) — Foundation Builder

Wadhwani Foundation; California; Remote; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Wadhwani Foundation is seeking an inaugural U.S. Director of Finance and Human Resources to lead the Finance and HR functions for the U.S. entities, establishing budgeting, controls, audits, treasury, and grant‑funding operations.

The role reports to senior leadership and partners with boards and the Family Office. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years in senior finance roles, HR leadership experience, and a track record of building scalable financial systems across multiple geographies.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in finance leadership, preferably in foundations or nonprofits.
• Experience leading HR or people strategy at enterprise scale.
• Proven ability to build scalable financial systems across multiple entities.
• Experience with grant-making or donor-funded programs.
• CPA/CA/CFA or MBA with finance concentration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-year financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and stewardship for WOF and WCF.
• Oversee accounting, controls, audits, and external reporting with strong governance.
• Manage treasury, cash management, and banking relationships.
• Coordinate grant finance, funding disbursements, and program stewardship for grants.
• Build HR strategy, talent architecture, and leadership development for the Foundation.
• Prepare Board materials and partner with governance, GC, and leadership.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic planning

HR leadership

Board governance

Systems thinking

Cross-cultural collaboration

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Change management

Analytical thinking

Education

CPA/CA/CFA or MBA with finance concentration

Tools

ERP systems

AI-enabled analytics

Job description

Wadhwani Foundation is seeking an inaugural U.S. Director of Finance and Human Resources to lead the Finance and HR functions for the U.S. entities, establishing budgeting, controls, audits, treasury, and grant‑funding operations.

The role reports to senior leadership and partners with boards and the Family Office. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years in senior finance roles, HR leadership experience, and a track record of building scalable financial systems across multiple geographies.